The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1887-11-15


tturned from that home to memory dear
From the loved old home toCay,
And the trees waved low and seemingly stood
Like sentnels Old and gray,
But faith points lar 10 another home
Where all is JOY and love;
There we shall meet at the Savior's feet,
In our Fathers home above.
Acworth, Ca JESS J. BROOKE.
THERE is no h tier place to form an idea of
khe manners and training OF young people than
In a crowd. L was SO impressed with this fact
during the recent crowded state of our CITY that
concluded to give the young people mot
children, but grown young ladies and gents a
few ideas on the subject. Young ladies should
avoid loud talking and gushing manners; there
Is nothing that detracts so much from girl as
this style, and causes more unfavorable COM
ment During the exposition two instances
came under my observation which will relate
that our young people may judge for
themselves how they would have been i'm
pressed had they been lockers on and not par
Elephants. was standing on one of the prin-
pipal streets waiting for a car when party of
young ladies and gentlemen who were coming
from opposite directions met; the girls rushed
ut each other and embraced and kissed, and
then there was a general introduction; in the
confusion incident TO the meeting, one young
fellow was overlooked but he had no idea Of
being ignored in any such manner, so he step
ped up and said: ''Ain't you going to give me
knock down to Miss Mary?" which remark
produced a general and very bosterous laugh.
The entire conversation could have been heard
across the street, above the din of cars and
wagons passing on paved way, and yet the
party seemed perfectly obliyious to the fact
that they We're attracting the attention of every
passer by. Another day [ was sitting on a
piazza above the main entrance Of the EXPOSE
.ion building, and above far up in turret
where the bell hung, stood young man who
spied party of young ladies below just enter
ing the building; by anumber Of shrill whistles
and loud calls he at last succeeded in attract
Ing their attention; then began conversation
that could only be carried on in a tone of voice
amounting to yellS Owing to the distance that
separated the party J the young ladies insisted
on going up to him and lie entreated them to
come, insisting they could climb ladder and
adding some expressions that were so very I'M
refined that would not care to repeat them
Dver on paper, and this, in the hearing of at
least hundred people; I am sure the young
ladies would have been shocked could they
have known the impression that was made on
those who heard the conversation. The ques-
tion arises who is to blame for such manners
In our young people? and too often comes the
reply, "their parents if they had been trained
right they would have known how to behave
when grown" I do not agree with this YER
dict at all. I have seen children of parents
who have labored earnestly to do their duty
and train their children in the way they should
20, and vet these very children when out Of
sight of their parents were disgrace to them.
Parents too often get the blame for their chill
drens misdoings, and great injustice is often
done in this way. One fault,i however, that
can be found with the most of parents is, that
they are not careful enough in the associates
they allow their children TO select; this is
above all things the most important matter I
have seen many modest, refined girl become
contaminated by her most particular friend,
who perhaps yielded great influence over her
and was Just her reverse in character, and so it
is with boys. once heard a good man say:
"Show me girl or boys mother, the books
they read and the company they keep and
will tell you what kind of man or woman they
will make" l believe this is only too true.
If cur young people would shun rude COM
panions, cultivate quiet, modest manners,
avoid above all things slang and inelegant eX-
pressions they would find more admirers
among both sexes. We do not object to bright,
cheerful manners or would we wish our girls
10 be prudes, but we would have them refined
and modest, not given to loud talking or
laughing, avoiding any behavior that attracts
undue attention, or makes them the objects of
unchantable comment, remembering that their
loving parents are sure to be censured for all
their nisdoings and want OF good manners.